CARTER v. GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.

No. 83 CA 0653.

454 So.2d 817 (1984)

Alfred CARTER v. GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Gladney, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff.

W. Luther Wilson, Baton Rouge, for defendant.

Before SHORTESS, LANIER and CRAIN, JJ.


CRAIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court which awarded Alfred Carter (Carter) $11,492.25 for damages to his home due to the fault of Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU).

On June 2, 1981, a truck owned and operated by Baton Rouge Insulation Company struck a low hanging electrical service wire owned by GSU causing the electrical meter to be pulled through the roof of Carter's house. GSU immediately assumed complete responsibility for...

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